Leland Orser

August 6, 1960 (age 65) San Francisco, California, USA
IMDb

Leland Jones Orser (born August 6, 1960) is an American film and television actor. He's best known for his role as Sam Gilroy in the Taken film trilogy. Additional roles include Mr. Nevins in Amsterdam, Richard Stratton on the series American Giggolo, Peter Sullivan on I am the Night, Robert Kirsch on Berlin Station, Ansel Roth in the film Faults, Chief of Surgery Dr. Lucien Dubenko on ER, Bernie Teitel in The Good German, Wesley Owen Welch in the film Daredevil, Richard Thompson in The Bone Collector, Major Jackson in Pearl Harbor, Lt. DeWindt in Saving Private Ryan, and Larry Purvis in Alien Resurrection. He's appeared in other films including Runaway Jury, Escape from L.A., Independence Day, Piranha, and Se7en. He has guest starred on TV shows including Ray Donovan, Revolution, Scandal, NCIS: LA, 24, Magic City, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Star Trek: Enterprise, CSI, Law & Order: SVU, The Pretender, NYPD Blue, Married... with Children, Boston Common, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Mad About You, The X-Files, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Cheers, and The Golden Girls. He.has been married to actress Jeanne Tripplehorn since 2000; they have 1 child together. He was previously married to actress Roma Downey (m.1987;d.1989).

Their titles like Taken, Taken 2, and Taken 3 - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

27 titles
Community avg: 7.46 /10
  • 1
    1
    2008February 2008 by Pierre Morel
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    8.33 Excellent++
  • 2
    2
    2012September 2012 by Olivier Megaton
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    7.31 Good++
  • 3
    3
    2014December 2014 by Olivier Megaton
    Thriller, Action
    Thriller, Action
    7.21 Good+
  • 4
    4
    2003February 2003 by Mark Steven Johnson
    Fantasy, Action
    Fantasy, Action
    6.30 Decent+
  • 5
    5
    1997November 1997 by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    Science Fiction, Horror, Action
    Science Fiction, Horror, Action
    7.12 Good+
  • 6
    6
    1999November 1999 by Phillip Noyce
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 7
    7
    2014September 2014 by Adam Wingard
    Mystery, Thriller, Action
    Mystery, Thriller, Action
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 8
    8
    2003January 2003 by Gary Fleder
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.87 Excellent-
  • 9
    9
    1996August 1996 by John Carpenter
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
    6.86 Good-
  • 10
    10
    1998September 1998 by Peter Berg
    Comedy, Crime, Thriller
    Comedy, Crime, Thriller
    7.26 Good+
  • 11
    11
    2016December 2016 by Sean Byrne
    Horror, Thriller, Drama
    Horror, Thriller, Drama
    7.29 Good+
  • 12
    12
    2014March 2014 by Riley Stearns
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 13
    13
    1999June 1999 by Russell Mulcahy
    Crime, Mystery, Horror
    Crime, Mystery, Horror
    7.16 Good+
  • 14
    14
    2018July 2018 by Carlos López Estrada
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    8.22 Excellent+
  • 15
    15
    2004February 2004 by Philip Kaufman
    Action, Adventure, Crime
    Action, Adventure, Crime
    6.65 Good--
  • 16
    16
    2006December 2006 by Steven Soderbergh
    Drama, Mystery, Romance
    Drama, Mystery, Romance
    6.91 Good
  • 17
    17
    2003April 2003 by James Foley
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    7.28 Good+
  • 18
    18
    1997August 1997 by Marco Brambilla
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.20 Good+
  • 19
    19
    2016–2019 by Olen Steinhauer
    Action & Adventure, Drama
    Action & Adventure, Drama
    8.08 Excellent
  • 20
    20
    2009January 2009 by Russell Mulcahy
    Crime, Action, Thriller
    Crime, Action, Thriller
    6.96 Good
  • 21
    21
    2019 by Sam Sheridan
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 22
    22
    2019September 2019 by Patrick Brice
    Horror, Comedy
    Horror, Comedy
    6.35 Decent++
  • 23
    23
    2022 by David Hollander
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.80 Excellent-
  • 24
    24
    1995October 1995 by Scott P. Levy
    Horror
    Horror
    6.41 Decent++
  • 25
    25
    1996August 1996 by Roger Nygard
    Action, Drama
    Action, Drama
    7.45 Good++
  • 26
    26
    1996September 1996 by Mark H. Baker
    Science Fiction, Thriller
    Science Fiction, Thriller
    7.46 Good++
  • 27
    27
    2013September 2013 by Leland Orser
    Drama
    Drama
    7.51 Excellent--